The location of Denglai in Shandong is very important for the sea.

The easternmost point of the Shandong Peninsula, which is at the western tip of the Liaodong Peninsula, is like two arms, and it only takes one day and one night to use a sailboat, and there are a large number of islands in the sea to provide docking.

Tenglai, Golden State, Goryeo.

The triangular straight-line distance has become the fastest route.

Technical Department of the Ministry of Railway Engineering.

Several technicians came to Laizhou Wharf to learn about the wharf's information.

"When the steamship became popular, it quickly increased from half the speed of a sailing ship to a speed equal to that of a sailing ship, and even reached a speed of 1.5 times, that is, a speed of 15 knots, more than tripled."

The steam engine is the core technology of the Daming Industrial Bureau, and it is also the starting point of the Daming Industrial Bureau.

And with the support of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Therefore, in terms of investment in steam engines, the Daming Industry Bureau is willing to spend money.

Including the steam engine wagon, which was invented ten years ago, a wagon that could move on land without relying on livestock, without the need for rails.

The use cost is high, the cost performance is low, the operation is difficult, and the danger is strong.

Even if there are so many shortcomings, the Daming Bureau of Industry also uses it on a large scale, as long as it does not lose money, it will give priority to the use of steam engine trucks, so from ten to one hundred, one hundred to one thousand.

Even the steam engine wagons were so strongly supported, not to mention the steam engine steamers, which had great benefits when they first came out.

The dock arranged for several staff members to accompany him.

The group visited the wharf and assisted the technicians of the Ministry of Railway Engineering by providing them with the information they needed.

"Our discussion on speeding up the railway is still inconclusive."

"Isn't there a breakthrough in technology?"

The staff asked curiously.

Speed is important.

Industrial development requires transportation, and the efficiency of transportation is the foundation.

Shaking his head, the technician sighed: "The existing technology, the speed of the railway, can be increased to more than half an hour and fifty miles, and the call for speed up is the highest in the Northern Parallel Province." ”

"Then why not speed it up?"

The staff couldn't understand.

The other laughed and explained, "The land is different from the sea." ”

The staff gradually came to their senses.

The northern parallel province developed early, and the common people have adapted to the railways and know how to avoid trains.

There will also be no people, livestock on the tracks.

From the perspective of people's lives and property, the railway operation group has always attached great importance to the plan of speeding up, and did not dare to make a decision lightly, and finally only agreed to the speed plan of Beiping, Daning, Kaiping, Jinzhou and other places.

Although the Railway Operation Department and the Railway Engineering Department are two departments, they are inextricably linked both in business and emotionally.

With regard to railway technology, the Railway Operations Department and the Railway Engineering Department are still in close contact.

Because the climate has been bad lately.

Everyone did not dare to be extravagant and wasteful, and a few people ate in the big canteen.

The supervision movement that expanded from the capital fired the first shot in Shandong, and the Shandong political secretary Zuo was arrested for participating in politics, becoming the highest-ranking official in the past six months, and also putting everyone in Shandong in danger.

The inspectors are fully armed.

The inspection on the dock is unusually strict.

There are more and more merchant ships, and the exchanges between Goryeo and the Ming Dynasty, with the opening of the private market, are more than 100 times more frequent, and it turned out that it was only the envoys who carried private goods, because of the lack of materials, the Ming turned a blind eye, and now it has long been impossible to turn a blind eye, and there is also the rise of smuggling.

A large number of Goryeo men tried their best to enter the Ming Dynasty.

On land, Zhenjiang City is the first checkpoint, and on the sea, Denglai is the first customs card.

Goryeo Seoul arrived in Dengju, Shandong, and it only took two days and one night on the sea.

In the past, the inspection was also strict, but now the inspection is even stricter.

"Wow."

The inspectors opened the hatch and saw what was inside, and opened their mouths with shocked faces, and they even forgot the weapons in their hands.

The hatch was crowded.

Small cabins, at least five or six hundred people.

“XXXX。”

There was a burst of unintelligible words, and the people in the cabin ran out frantically.

The experienced old man flashed to the side to avoid being knocked down and finally trampled on, and did not forget to vigorously pull a young inspector Ding Cha, who did not react, and saved his life.

The cabin was cramped and the ground was uneven.

Crowding of several hundred people, soon there was a stampede with the first person to fall.

"Bang."

The sound of gunfire alarmed the docks.

The surrounding inspectors all ran in the direction of the sound, and the workers at the dock also rushed over with the tools in their hands.

The people of Goryeo were controlled.

Through interrogation, the inspectors found the ship boss and collected some clues through the ship boss.

The spearhead was pointed at the Goryeo Cooperative Garrison.

Goryeo is a kingdom with a long history, different from the surrounding tribes, with a certain civilization, which has been influenced by Chinese civilization for many years.

Since the fifteenth year, Beiping has strengthened the control of Goryeo, with the prince entering Beijing, Goryeo has three kings, and it is inseparable from the Ming Dynasty, and the earliest call is to cancel the vassal state, and change it to the establishment of the capital protectorate in Goryeo, or the Xuanhui Division.

Considering the king of the south and the king's passive response, the Ming Dynasty finally set up an auxiliary garrison in Goryeo.

The king of Goryeo became active.

A few years ago, the northern king of Goryeo died, and the Ming Dynasty became more powerful in the north, and also set up an auxiliary garrison corps.

The main purpose of these two auxiliary garrisons is to ensure peace between the two places, and the main defense is the king of Goryeo, the fifth prince who originally rebelled against his father first, then the second brother, killed the fourth brother, and successfully sat on the throne.

The number of the assistant garrison corps was not large, less than three thousand in total.

However, the Auxiliary Garrison had a great influence in Goryeo, and over the years, it had many connections with the local area.

When the former Emperor Taizu was awarded the command of Henan Wei for his military merits, he was added to General Guangwei, and then transferred to Chuzhou.

There are many generals who have taken refuge in King Yan and Yan Shizi.

Daning, Kaiping, Liaodong, Shandong, Beijing.

Zhu Gaochi didn't like Xie Gui very much, so Xie Gui didn't get much reward, and was sent to Goryeo five years ago to be responsible for assisting in the defense of the corps, and becoming the commander of one aspect, which was regarded as making up for his release.

Lee's Joseon was still strong in the early days.

It's just that the Ming Dynasty was more powerful at the beginning, and with the influence of the Central Plains Dynasty, although there were many officials of the Li Dynasty who were more radical in the previous dynasty, they were generally very deferential to the Ming Dynasty.

This deference is just for Da Ming.

In the early days of Liaodong, it was not completely restored, and there was no clear demarcation line between a large area of land and Lee's Korea, so Lee's Korea often entered the territory of Nuergan to vendetta against the tribes of Nuergan.

Because before the establishment of Lee's Joseon, when Goryeo was weak, the slave tribes often entered Goryeo to plunder and slaughter.

Especially Hamgyong Province.

Hamgyong Province is the most barren area of Goryeo, although it is also the largest province in terms of area, not only is it small in population, but also has a very backward economy, and it has become a killing ground for the tribes near Goryeo and Nuergan.

When it was weak, nearby tribes would enter Hamgyong Province to loot and obtain supplies, and when it was strong, Goryeo would go out to attack the surrounding tribes.

Historically, the Ming Dynasty agreed with Nurhachi's ancestors to migrate to Jianzhou.

Giving them this rich place to live, in addition to the fact that Nurhachi's ancestors were very respectful to Zhu Di, and they were the first tribes in the territory of Nuer Gandusi who took the initiative to belong to the Ming Dynasty and maintained a tacit understanding all year round, there was also a reason to prevent the Li family from crossing the border to attack the slave tribes.

Just as the Tang Dynasty trusted and reused An Lushan, the Ming Dynasty also trusted and reused the Jianzhou Jurchens.

It's not that the officials of the time were stupid.

It is the result of a two-hundred-year relationship between the two sides.

Because of historical reasons, the trade between the Jianzhou Jurchens and Liaodong was frequent, and they were supported by the Ming court for many years, especially after moving to Jianzhou, the rapid development of productive forces gave the foundation for the rise of the Jianzhou Jurchens.

Other tribes can't beat the Jianzhou Jurchens, not because the Jianzhou Jurchens were born to fight.

But over the years, the Jianzhou Jurchens have not only accumulated productive forces, but also cultivated talents beyond the surrounding through the development of productive forces, such as Nurhachi, who was not valued by his father, who could speak Chinese, recognize Chinese characters, and read books when he was a teenager.

The Japanese scholar Hirata Shoji cites the research of Yukio Fujimoto in his "Examination of the Zhengyin of Honglu Temple in the Qing Dynasty", pointing out that when Nurhachi talked to Korean prisoners who spoke Chinese, he relied on Chinese translation.

One Han enemy and five Hu are the support of productivity behind it.

Equally.

In addition to Nurhachi's talent, the Jianzhou Jurchen is also inseparable from the reason why the Jianzhou Jurchen has a higher quality than other tribes, otherwise it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice.

Once again, development is everything.

The collapse of the economy in the middle and late Ming Dynasty brought about the collapse of the social order and led to the decline of productivity.

No matter how bad the order is, it is better than no order at all.

No matter how backward an organization is, it can fight better than an unorganized "loose sand."

Now.

Goryeo has become more "prosperous" than before.

The trading houses of the Daming filled the city of Goryeo, bringing more goods, and because of the popularity of the goods, the merchants of the Daemung Dynasty began to pursue land, and by buying land from the Goryeo nobles, the two sides hit it off.

A large amount of land fell into the hands of Ming merchants, who used it to grow cash crops, including jute.

Jute several meters high.

Endless.

Goryeo mercenaries employed by the Damyung trading house bent over to cut pieces of jute.

Tons of jute are transported to the wharf, transported to Shanghai County through the wharf, and transported to Zhejiang by the railway of Shanghai County, where they enter various factories and are made into bundles of hemp rope sacks, and then imported into the whole country through the railway.

Under the prosperity of goods, the demand for hemp rope sacks is endless.

But what's the matter.

Goryeo had made a lot of money through trading, but the people of Goryeo were still living in poverty.

They don't have enough to eat and don't have enough clothing.

They get up every day before dawn to work, it is dark to rest, drink rice porridge every day, all year round, can only stay in the Daming business house to work, leaving the Daming business bank, they don't even have a place to eat.

"Where did all the money go?"

Xie Gui sighed.

The same is development, the prosperity of the capital of Beiping is visible to the naked eye, the people have a good life of food and clothing, and Goryeo has changed a lot over the years, compared with the people of the Ming Dynasty, the people of Goryeo work harder.

But so.

Why are the people of the Ming Dynasty full of energy, but the people of Goryeo are full of numbness?

"The money has been earned by the Daming private trading house."

Xie Gui's nephew said with a smile.

Xie Gui looked at his nephew and suddenly became a little unrecognizable.

"Do you know the inspection behavior of the imperial court?"

"Uncle, don't worry."

The young nephew didn't care, "No one dares to find out about the uncle's head." ”

Xie Gui sighed.

I also have ambitions, those juniors, what Zhang Fu and Zhu Neng have a great reputation, why can I only stay in Goryeo.

I don't know when it started.

Are you slack?

Xie Gui knew what his nephew had done.

He cooperated with the Daming Commercial Bank, united with the local lords, bought land on a large scale, planted cash crops, and oppressed the Goryeo people, and even Xie Gui didn't know how much he earned every year.

They weren't content with that.

Man's desires never end.

When you earn 100 yuan, you will feel happy and start hoping to earn 1,000 yuan.

A thousand dollars becomes ten thousand dollars.

Ten thousand dollars becomes one million.

People are starting to go crazy.

No amount of money can satisfy their desires.

Not only normal trade, but as long as it was a means to make money and increase their wealth, they were willing to try, because they were not bound in Goryeo, and they could do whatever they wanted.

Assist in the garrison corps, capital, and lords.

A huge force.

The people above make big money, and the people below make small money.

The soldiers of the Hand Corps were also tempted to take the path of money.

They used their connections to the docks to collect money and give convenience to those who wanted to smuggle the Ming Dynasty.

Where there is demand, there is interest, and where there is interest, there is action.

The extravagance of the Jianghuai region will not die out because of the blow, since ancient times, such an industry has not disappeared, and it belongs to the evergreen industry.

Since the women of the Ming Dynasty are strict, they get women from abroad.

There is also a gap for maids.

Xie Gui was the Tu Emperor of Goryeo.

In the earliest days, he led the assistant garrison corps to garrison the Han Palace, and later the number of the co-garrison corps expanded, and when the northern king died of illness, he chose to leave Seoul and chose Hwanghaedo.

He was a little scared.

So he stayed in the host of Pyongan Road again.

Sixty-year-old Xie Gui pondered how to return to Beijing and bring back the huge wealth he had accumulated in Goryeo.

Xie Gui's attitude of not asking about foreign affairs has given the rising capital forces an environment in which they are becoming more and more rampant.

If it is said that in the first five years when Xie Gui did not come to Goryeo, it was normal to assist in the garrison corps, and the Ming private trading houses were relatively well-behaved in Goryeo, then in the past five years, earth-shaking changes have taken place.

It can also be seen as the accumulation of quantity, which causes qualitative changes.

After all, in the early days, the strength of the Ming merchants was still very weak, and the capital was also very small.

Haeju, Hwanghae-do.

The Left Army Temperance Mansion is where the Northern King of Goryeo is located.

The Northern King of Goryeo is the semi-official title of the Ming Dynasty, and in fact, Goryeo is still a kingdom, and the king is Li Fangguo of Seoul.

Twenty-seven-year-old Li Mengzong.

That is, the eldest son of the former northern king of Goryeo.

He is now the temperance envoy of the Left Army and the supreme person in charge of the Left Army of Goryeo.

Ming merchant Wu Hong.

This hot air balloon businessman, who was looking for an opportunity in Beiping, was once a sensation, and Wang Chun, a technician, had already broken up, and the hot air balloon business was also yellow, and now he has become a big businessman in Goryeo.

Goryeo merchant Roh Soon-yi.

The two became the guests of honor of the northern king of Goryeo.

"There are many officials who support the annex, such as the Huangzhou Prefecture envoy Quan Shenxu, the defense envoy Nan Yixiong and others, who spoke to the envoy again yesterday." Li Mengzong asked tentatively.

Wu Hong said without hesitation. "They're all traitors."

Li Mengzong stared at the rude Wu Hong.

Wu Hong was stunned, then bent over, showing a sincere face, and said worriedly: "If the King of the North really wants to be attached, in case the Ming Dynasty agrees, they are still officials, and the King of the North is not the king." ”

Wu Hong's statement made Li Mengzong lose his mind.

In any case, it is also the real power prince who controls the three provinces and has a population of millions.

Li Mengzong hesitated.

Intellectually, for the sake of the people, he should agree to attach it, and many officials support it, but emotionally, he is not willing.

Wu Hong made a look, and his good friend Lu Shunyi understood, and stepped forward to continue to advise.

The merchants promised to ensure the supply of grain and grass for the Northern Army.

(End of chapter)